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Today’s a snow day—at least, it’s snowing outside our offices in the Milwaukee suburbs. They’re forecasting up to 14 inches here, so some of us wondered if the company would close for a true “snow day”—but not...

Published Tue, Feb 9 2010 2:36 PM by Jeff Reich

Filed under: manuscript, writing, tautologies, Trains, snow, Milwaukee, Astronomy, editing

Grammar and editing resources

Writers don't just write; they do a lot of editing, too. Besides revising their own work, a lot of writers edit the work of others. With that in mind, here are a few great resources for editing for grammar and style: Copyediting newsletter: This bimonthly...

Published Thu, Oct 15 2009 7:14 PM by Sarah C. Lange

Filed under: editing, resources, usage

How much does 'bad editing' bother you?

A couple of weeks ago on this blog, I lamented the demise of my library's old due-date slips with the stamps as my connection to the readers who borrowed the book before me. As I mentioned, I liked to imagine who the book's previous readers were...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2009 7:50 PM by Sarah C. Lange

Filed under: publishing, editing

On getting and giving feedback

Recently I wrote an essay that I wanted to run by a few good readers so I could find out which parts weren't working. Before I had anyone else read it, I spent a good amount of time reading and rereading it, revising and tinkering. Finally, I was...

Published Fri, Aug 28 2009 2:36 PM by Sarah C. Lange

Filed under: editing, writing process, critiques

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